Had Rice been in trouble for abusing drugs rather than abusing an actual human being, his suspension would seemingly have been more severe based on several recent punishments levied by the NFL against other players.

(According to the NFL's personal conduct policy, players can be suspended even if they haven't been charged or convicted of a crime.)

Marijuana isn't the only drug that the NFL apparently takes more seriously than violence against women: Testing positive for drugs like Adderall or Ritalin -- both considered to be "performance enhancing drugs" -- netted players like Seahawks CB Walter Thurmond a 4-game suspension (and the list goes on.)

Meanwhile, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told ESPN Thursday that he stood behind Ray calling him "a heck of a guy."

NFL Punishing Players More Harshly For Drug Use Than For Domestic Violence Arrests

Notable Anti-Domestic Violence Campaigns

1/ 7

Honor Blackman

<a href="http://www.womensaid.org.uk/default.asp" target="_hplink"><em>Women's Aid</em></a> won an award for their domestic violence awareness campaign, which saw celebrities including Anna Friel, Fern Britton, Jemma Kidd and Honor Blackman made-over to appear as if they had been beaten.